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Meaning of word squinch from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : A small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire).

Meaning : Crouch down.

Meaning : Draw back, as with fear or pain.

Example : She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf.

Synonyms : cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, wince

Meaning : Cross one's eyes as if in strabismus.

Example : The children squinted so as to scare each other.

Synonyms : squint